UNC-system board wants more spending oversight in athletics
By Paul Best | April 20The finances of system schools’ athletic programs will soon be more closely reviewed by various levels of administration.
The finances of system schools’ athletic programs will soon be more closely reviewed by various levels of administration.
Last month, Idaho became the seventh state in the nation to allow people with concealed carry permits to bring their firearms into university classrooms.
The financial literacy of young people is in the spotlight from the Oval Office to student government offices. President Barack Obama recently created the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans. The council will advise him on the best way to educate teens and young adults on the basics of finance
Despite cuts to the Alcohol Law Enforcement program, North Carolina is looking for new ways to combat underage drinking — and the $1.5 billion it costs the state every year.
Advocates for marijuana legalization will continue to push for medicinal, and now recreational, legalization in North Carolina — and polls in the state are showing growing support for medicinal use.
Voters across the country should not have to wait more than 30 minutes to cast their ballot, a bipartisan commission appointed by President Barack Obama recommended this month.
A bill introduced in Congress earlier this month would redefine which states need federal preapproval of their voting laws, excluding North Carolina from the list.
Political action committees on both sides of the spectrum are already gearing up for campaign battles, spending millions of dollars in preparation for the eight statewide elections coming later this year in North Carolina.
UNC faculty have come to the defense of University law professor Gene Nichol after the conservative Civitas Institute filed a large public records request Oct. 25 targeting him.
Students in outdoor education programs from universities across western North Carolina, including Western Carolina University and UNC-Asheville, met this month to present research, learn new outdoor skills and discuss opportunities in their fields.